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Thursday, May 31, 2012

There
is always first of each kind , Now this is the first time there will be a
creation on my blog which is actually not mine, But it’s actually on me. The
video is by Rajan Bajaj a friend of mine , we met around 4 years ago in Infosys
campus and became friend within no time , he is a lunatic and no nonsense guy.
The song is actually dedicated to the time we spent at Pune , the late night
parties , the songs , the videos , the booze parties and the mad things which
we did after that.

The
Song is called “You suck Miglani” , Well ; actually there exists a non
vegetarian version of the song which we actually cant publish , but this
vegetarian version I guess Can go live, I am not one of those people who can
put the value of friendship in words but I can only say that he is a great
friend of mine.

Monday, May 28, 2012

It was dream come true for me, As I was still paying the
EMI's It was the time when I moved into my dream home at Noida , It was My pride.I have heard That this township
was made on the CEMETERY , But I did not care as we all knew It was rumors
spread by the rival builder. Anyways the Flat was awesome and I had a great
sense of achievement but the series of events that followed were shocking to
say the least.

Ok. I know people do this sometime, some hide it and some
forget about it, but I'm really having
pangs of conscience about this. Some of you may laugh because I’m probably
freaking out over something most people would just shrug off or may decline to
belief. Anyways I must Tell you that I have just recovered from something
people call as stupidity. But I have heard
that during an episode of sleepwalking, sleepwalkers may perform activities as
harmless as sitting up in bed, using the bathroom, taking a shower - or as
dangerous as cooking a meal, driving a car, exhibiting violent gestures, or
even committing homicide (sleepwalking murder).

But I don’t know It’s funny or not But It all started as I
shifted to This new flat of mine .It was my paradise. I shifted to my flat on the evening of 18Th Jan , yes It was My birthday . 2012.It
all started on that night as after the house party when all left I was too
tired , That night I fell asleep on the sofa, I had a dream, I guess It was a
dream , I was floating above my body.
The fear that I would fall was the first thing I remember feeling, and then
just the sensation of floating, looking down at my body on the sofa, I believe
I was floating around my home and then through the ceiling to the second floor.
All at once thinking am I dying, I don't want to go yet! When I reached the
second floor I remember saying, "what is that smell?" “Someone from
behind just recited a verse from the
bible as I looked backwards there was no one. I woke up and saw it was 3 am and
have been freaked out ever since I Just had a foul smell at the backyard of my
house. I never knew what it was. Till I discovered I peed in the backyard last
night as I was too drunk.

It was Tuesday Night when I was sleeping and suddenly I heard
a noise in the closet behind me, and looked up just in time to see a very slim
man, slipping into the closet from the small open window in the room, he had a
bow and an arrow with him. He saw me
and froze. I put on my glasses, to better see him, and I froze. There was a snake around his neck. We were locked
in a staring contest for a while, until I got up the courage to shout
"Hey!" He didn’t move. How weird! Then I realized, I was only looking
at a dress hanging in the closet, not a man at all. I realized it was again 3
in the night.

It was Wednesday I went to bed early that night, But I
started reading as I always do. A little while after turning the light off, I
heard what sounded like a riot.
People were shouting and crying, I got up and jumped to the window to see if
there was something, suddenly there was all silence. Suddenly I felt there was
someone In the room with me. I heard the sound of the footsteps , As I listened they seemed to get louder. This
frightened me from the word go, as there was carpet on the floor, and where the
sound was coming from, I turned on the bedside light and the noise stopped. I
looked out the bedroom window in case it was raining and I was hearing the drip
of the rain on the ledge. It was drizzling. I thought I have had read too much
of horror stories but I realized It was 3 am again.

The Thursday night when I was awake, I waited for the clock
to strike 3 , I did not realize when I fell asleep But suddenly I opened my
eyes It was 3 am again, I heard a voice
of a lady who, I think, was trying to lull her child to sleep. There was motherly
passion in her voice. The voice was
so clear and melodious that I still remembered some of the wordings. But who
was she? I went to look for the matter to my balcony; I was shocked when I saw
a smoke like thing coming out from one of the flats in the next building. I was
shocked. I next thing I remember was I was on my bed and I was getting late for
the office. As soon I got Ready I was shocked to see that my socks were torn .I am not sure that the cat next door was
responsible for it or anything else.

These four nights gave me shivers down my spine , I could
not help but I never returned to that flat from office on Friday I drove off straight
to my village and told my grandfather all about the awful nights I have been
having for the first week I spent in my new flat , The only thing he said That
I had not performed the house warming ceremony and not followed the rituals and
now I must regret my decision and should go the priest in the village temple .I
went to him still thinking what all he could tell me , and he said that I was
under the influence of a spirit. I thought he was a cheat. But I had a strange feeling deep inside.

Well I don’t know what made me call my friend, But I told
him everything, he asked me to visit Mr Sharma, his Family doctor, When I
returned back from the doctor I was surprised to know that I was suffering from
what is known as Insomnia or Sleep Disturbances which may cause Hallucinations
that are Frightening, severe Fatigue can also be associated with hallucinations
which may be disturbing. I am not sure how many of us in this fast moving world
are affected by this but I was pretty sure that I was going to change my eating
habits. Yes I am an IT professional and I have a lot of things going on in my
mind and sometimes I am torn inside.
I have realized that I have not given time to myself or any recreational activity.
How many of you do this cruelty to yourself.

PS: This is a Work of fiction and any resemblance to anyone
is completely coincidental.

Well This Time I caught up
with another blogger who Even I don’t know much about But have been following
her blog since the day I discovered it couple of months back, Lets know a more
about Ashwini

1. Can you
tell us a little about yourself? Your blog , and your aspirations and your
hobbies !!--- Well,
there is not much exciting about me. After spending 10 years in IT industry now
I've turned a home maker and trying to make the most out of the spare time I
have got now :) My blog is a cozy corner for me where I scribe about my
experiences related to travel, music and anything that touches me either
positively or negatively. I'm a music fanatic. Can't live without it a single
day. I also like reading, traveling, photography and for a change baking!!

2. How you first got involved in with blogging?--- It
started as a means to share my travel experiences in USA with family back home.
Later on it expanded to cover other topics.

3. What do you find most challenging about
blogging about your topics?--- Most
of my posts are based on tourism, music and social issues. I always try to give
something new and lesser known to my readers. So a little bit of research is
required for each post. Authenticity of the available information needs to be
checked. I think that's a challenging part. But it's fun and I'm enjoying every
bit of it!!

4. Tell me about some of the people you have met
while working on your blog?--- I
think I was very fortunate to meet some awesome people right at the beginning.
These include bloggers from Indi. I learned a lot by visiting and reading their
lovely blogs. Special thanks to Arti from My Yatra Diary. She was the first to
give me an honest and extremely valuable feedback.

5. How would (someone) describe your blogging
style?--- I like
to keep it simple. I write what I feel. You can say, straight from the heart. I
personally like conversational style of writing where the reader feels to be a
part of writer's experience. I try to implement it in my writing.

6. What do you do when you are not working on
your blog?--- Apart
from household work I spend my time in making travel plans, watching classic
movies, reading, catching up with friends and well, thinking about the next
topic to blog on!!

7 .Where do you see yourself blogging wise in
the next 6 months, and 5 years down the road?---
Frankly speaking, I haven't seen that far. But yes, there will certainly be
some more interesting stuff for my readers and some more followers for me ;)

8. What networking do you do that you feel helps
your blogging business?--- See,
blogging is not a business for me... at least not now. It's more of a stress
buster, a hobby. Instead of calling it networking, I would like to call it
sharing. The feeling of someone reading your opinion is itself gratifying. Then
there are so many exceptional bloggers. Reading their posts is not just
entertaining but a learning experience too.

9. How do you keep coming up with
material/content for your blog? Many people struggle with coming up with
different articles/posts and they only have one blog.---
Thankfully I never experienced a drought of topics as of now. So much keeps
happening around us. You cannot tell what will inspire you. It can be news, a
song, nature around us and even a scene on the street..... Anything can be an
inspiration.

10. What’s your strategy with your blog in
general , do you plan to blog , or maybe you have some samples ?--- I
don't have any specific strategy neither I plan to blog. I just pour out my
thoughts as and when they come up.

11. Any specific tips you have for newbie
bloggers who want to make it in the blogosphere?--- I
don't think I'm mature enough as a blogger to give tips to someone!! As a
friendly advice I would like to tell them to be consistent. Write honestly.
Your readers are not going to "feel" the heat unless you
"feel" it yourself.

12. What would you prioritize? Content? SEO?
Traffic? Readers?---
Content are most important. Without quality content a blog is like a plain
sheet of paper. My readers are a great source of encouragement and improvement.
As far as SEO is concerned it is not my cup. I don't believe in deliberately
using certain words to attract the search engines. I might be wrong but I find
it artificial.

13. What’s the best thing a blogger can give to
his readers?--- The
quality contents. Readers are there for the contents. If you are successful in
provoking a thought in your readers or inspiring them then nothing like that.

14. A lot of people are interested in blogging
for the money earning potential. What are some tips for people interesting in
making money from blogging? What are some realistic expectations in regards to
what can be made?--- Sorry, but you are asking this to a wrong
person. By the way, if you get the tips don't forget to pass it on to me. Who doesn't like making money: P

15. What book would you say has made the biggest
impact on you?--- Little
Women by Louisa May Alcott. I understood how to make the most out of what you
have at the moment from this book. Then there is biography of Swami Vivekanand
by Swami Nikhilanand. It is a must-read book for every youngster.

16. What has been your strategy for creating
visibility to yourself and your blog?--- There
is no strategy as such. I occasionally share my posts in Indivine and Blogadda.

17 What was the most challenging moment in your
blog content development process and why?--- As I
mentioned earlier, researching and verifying the authenticity of information is
the challenging moment.

19. Name some of the bloggers whom you look up
to and why?--- Gosh,
there are so many talented bloggers. There is something to learn from everybody.
If I start listing that, you will have to make another post for it :-)

20. Ever been to another country or state that
you liked better then where you currently live?---
Currently I'm in USA. But I love India with all its crowd, pollution, inflation
etc. No matter how it is, it is "my" country and I'm proud of it.

21. your connection with Indi and the experience
?---
Superb!! Indi is the best thing I have discovered. It is such a vibrant
community.

22. Which genre do you feel gets the raw deal?---
Nothing specific. People have variable interests.

23. Which one plugin would you suggest all
bloggers to have?--- Well,
I'm still figuring out the usefulness of plugins. Better you suggest me some :)

24. Everyone has a favorite/least favorite post.
Name yours and why--- It is
like asking a mother which child is your favorite? My posts are like my babies
and I love them all.

25. What motivates you most in life ?---
Stories of people who made their way out of difficult situations. People who swim
against currents.

26.Words for me/my blog .?--- Well,
I'm following your blog since the day I discovered it a couple of months back.
It conveys what I think about it. It's really awesome. The variety in your
posts, the title and the blurb around it is just cool!!! I mean it, no
diplomacy involved!!!

Wow , This has been a candid Interview , You have
been an awesome blogger , I wish you all the best in all your future endeavors.

Friday, May 25, 2012

Hello Guys,
Today we have the most famous blogger turning up for the interview. She needs
no introduction and I guess It will be only for the good to start the interview
ASAP.

1. Can you
tell us a little about yourself? Your full name, your blog , and your
aspirations !Hi, I am
Pooja Pradeep commonly known as Princess Poo :). I own 2 blogs namely Sweet Somethingz and My Dreamland. My blogs are
very important to me as it is the only way I can express myself. My blogs have
been my best friends since a long time. Hmm. Aspirations. Well, I have many dreams to be
truthful. I want to have my own Animation Company. I want to be a published
author, have my own band. But more than anything else, I want to be a good
citizen and make my parents proud of me :).

2. How you first got involved in with blogging?Ah well! I
always used to write whatever came into my mind in sheets and keep it in my
bag. One day my parents found it out and my brother suggested that I posted it
on net. As per his words, I started posting my poems on Face book Notes. Then
one of my blogger friends named HIRAL suggested me that I get my own blog and
start writing there. I must really thank her for that :D :).

3. What do you find most challenging about
blogging about your topic?To be
truthful, I dont find anything challenging. I write to express myself, and all
the words come from my heart. And nothing is challenging to the heart :).

4. Tell me about some of the people you’ve met
while working on your blog?Hmm! I
missed a blog meet, and therefore wasn’t able to meet up with many bloggers :(.
But I have met Satish who blogs here.
I like his blog a lot, mainly because he also writes from heart and his writing
is really good.I have also met my Di Gayathri who blogs here. Meeting her was
really exciting. She is an exceptional blogger and a really close person to my
heart :). I had so much fun with her: D. Don’t know about her though :P.[In Between : Rahul Miglani : you can catch
gayathri’s Interview here ]

5. How would (someone) describe your blogging
style? Of course, of both your blogs?Heartfelt?
;). I have also heard Sweet and filled with love :D :). That is for sweet
somethingz.For Dreamland, I think creative ;) :D :P.[In Between : Rahul Miglani : I am looking
forward to have some more on the dreamland]6. What do you do when you are not working on
your blog?When I âm
not blogging, Hmm! Many things actually. Studying [I obviously have to :|. I
have exams na :(]. I also listen to music, sing, dance, play, chit-chat, Read
books and much more¦ I can’t keep still for a single second and prefer to keep
doing one thing or the other.

7. Are you a full time blogger? What do you feel
is the reason of your popularity?No, I âm
not a full time blogger. I don’t want to be so as well. For me my blog is my
best friend and way to express myself. I don’t want to force myself to blog
everyday about meaningless things. I write what I want and when I want, I just
want to keep it that way. Hmm! I âm not exactly popular, but whatever popularity
I have gained, I think it’s because people thought my post was nice?

8. What networking do you do that you feel helps
your blogging business? or may be making it popular ?I post it
on INDIVINE in INDIBLOGGER :D. I get a really good response and people help me
out and even tell me how I can improve. When we have Indiblogger, I don’t think
I need another platform to popularize my blog.

9. How do you keep coming up with
material/content for your blog? Many people struggle with coming up with different
articles/posts and they only have one blog.Well, my
second blog is of creativity and only my art work goes there. So, all I have to
do is come up with content for one blog. And as I have said before, My blog is
filled with heart-felt posts, hence I have-not faced a writer’s block till now
:). I hope I won’t have to in future as well.

10. Whats your strategy with your blog in
general? For both the blogs?Hmm! I dont
have any strategy planned actually. I write what comes to my heart and hope
that people will actually find it amusing. As for my second blog, I post
whatever I have drawn or edited and hope to get some nice feedback and
suggestions.

11. Do you think PageRank plays a vital role in
a blogs life?Well,
maybe. I have never given a thought about it, to be truthful. I think, for
those who take blogging as profession PageRank is of utmost importance. For
bloggers like me, who write because writing is their passion, I think content,
readers and feedback plays a much more importance role.

12. What would you prioritize? Content? SEO?
Traffic? Readers?Without
second thoughts I will always choose Content over everything. Content is very
important because only when you have nice content would a blog attract someone,
and only then can we get readers.

13. What is the best thing a blogger can give to
his readers?The best
thing a blogger can give to his readers would be Amazing Content. The content
should be so powerful that it should make the readers get hooked to it until
the last. I always love a post which keeps me hooked to it, and I think it is
the same for everyone.

14. A lot of people are interested in blogging
for the money earning potential. What are some tips for people interesting in
making money from blogging? What are some realistic expectations in regards to
what can be made?I have no
idea about this topic. I have never used blogging to earn money, but I surely
have worked as a Freelance writer. As I have no experience in blogging for
money I can’t really say much about it. Sorry.

15. What motivates you most in life?Challenges
and failures motivate me a lot in life. Challenges always check my potential,
and in order to prove I âm strong I face it no matter what happens. Everyone
has heard of the proverb, Failure is the stepping stone to success. Whenever I
fail in something, I dont feel disappointed because I know that I âm a step
closer to success.

16. What has been your strategy for creating
visibility to yourself and your blog?Well the
main thing is trying to write well. I know I make lots of grammatical mistakes,
but still people never complain. Thanks to the readers. Well, Indi blogger has
always helped and my blog to be noticed. I don’t have any other strategy.

17 What was the most challenging moment in your
blog content development process and why?Actually
nothing was that challenging. As I have mentioned so many times before, I write
from my heart, And they flow easily :).

18. Everyone has a favorite/least favorite post.
Name yours and why?My
favorite post would be my first post cause that’s when I started blogging and
also because it’s a post about my sweetheart of a niece. :D :).Least Favorite, hmm! None actually, I love them all:
D.

20. Name some of the bloggers whom you look up
to and why?Actually I
look up to many bloggers. It’s because everyone has a specialty in them which
cannot be found in others. The uniqueness is what compels me. So, if I had to
mention some then it would be THE FOOL
jhi, ARTI Deedi, Captain Awesome & Gayu Di.

21. If someone was interested in blogging, what
would be a few things you would suggest?Write what
comes to your mind, Don’t worry about what others might think, because blogging
is a way to express oneself and not to impress others.

22. Your connection with Indi and the
experience?Well, I
joined Indi 2 years back but I never used to go there. Only 6 months back did I
become punctual there , Now Indi has become my home. I have had a great experience
in Indi. I met some awesome people like Arti Deedi, TF JHI, Captain Awesome,
Gayu Di, Leo, Kirti, Roshan Jhi, Satish and of course you :). Every time I come
there I have lots of fun and the best part is I got to meet 2 of the great
bloggers :D. Indi has been too good for me.

23. Your one post that is your best till date?For me it
would be the post where in I posted a poem about my mom :) :D. It can be found
here:: http://sweetsomethingz.blogspot.in/2012/01/love-of-my-life.html

24. What part of nature fascinates you the most?The whole
nature itself fascinates me:D. I love nature :). I grew up with it: D.

25. Any secret fantasies you want to share?Secret
Fantasy! Lol! It won’t be a secret if I let it out right? ;) :D.Hmm! I think it would be to own an ICE CREAM FACTORY:
D :P.

26. What’s the cutest sight you have ever seen?The rise
of the sun, which erased all the darkness: D.

[In Between: Rahul Miglani : If that sight is cute to you , you are the most
creative person , only my personal view]

27. Where do you see yourself after 20 years?Boy,
20years is a long time: P. I’ll be in my Chamber of Secrets in my Office of my
own Animation Company :D.

28. Any bucket list of wishes?I actually
have an OCEAN LIST of wishes: P :D. But for now I only wish that I make my
parents proud :). All others are secondary to me :).

29. Do you believe in fairy tales?Hmm! Can’t
say YES, Can’t say NO :P. I have seen many people living a fairy tale life, and
have seen many people living a life totally opposite to it, which makes me
wonder if fairy tales are real. So yeah, I âm confused: P.

30. Words for Me.?Rahul, you
are a really nice person and a very sweet friend of mine. I like the way you
take everything lightly and have lots of fun. Your writing skills are too good
and your posts are really beautiful :). I hope you have a happy life. Keep
writing.

Well This
Has been one of the most awaited Interviews for me and I guess for many of us
as well , And I can say that that This has been one of the most heart filled
interviews and of course was lively. I can only say that Pooja it has been
great knowing you this way and I wish and hope you can fulfill your dreams and
please hire me as soon as you open your animation company. And I must say that
It has been my pleasure to interview you.

Thursday, May 24, 2012

1. Can you
tell us a little about yourself? your blog , and your aspirations
and your hobbies !!¨ I am a very outgoing girl and am fairly outspoken.My first impression on most of the people is
that am very arrogant, so full of myself and spilling attitude..But when these people spend some good
amount of time with me, these perceptions change a hundred and eighty degrees.
I get fascinated easily. Sometimes, I can be so optimistic that it annoys
people but at times, I can get real cranky.I
am impulsive. I get mad easily .I cool down double easily. I hate mess. I don't
really believe in abbreviations when not needed and I hate people hu tlk lyk
dis.

¨ My blog, Chaai,Paani,Biskuut
is my public journal where I jot down my emotions and my views towards love,
life and all that. My posts get biased sometimes, social too! Nothing in
particular can describe it in one point .It keeps on changing and will keep on
changing a lot alike my aspirations!¨ When I was a kid, I wanted to be a pilot because I loved their
uniforms. Few days back I wanted to be engineering and now I am looking forward
to Business administration and civil services. DO NOT take my current
aspirations seriously. It might change any time.

¨ My hobby for now is blogging and playing keyboard. Yes, at 18 , I have
joined keyboard classes!

2. How you first got involved in with blogging,
are you an imaginative person?I am big
fan of Amitabh Bachchan. When I started using internet, he had started
blogging. The first thing I got as search result when I goggled Amitabh was his
blog. That is how it started. And for the imaginative part, yes I imagine a
lot. I can make dreams. But I cannot pen them down. I have bad vocabulary of
big words and grammar. I can only normally communicate my emotions and views.

3. What do you find most challenging about
blogging about your topic?->
Grammar and spellings! I type everything in Microsoft word, correct the grammar
and spelling errors and only then, I blog. Even more challenging is to make my
blog different andexplanative enough and make readers connect
to what I want to say.

4. Tell me about some of the people you have met
while working on your blog?Rohini
Kejriwal. She is an amazing writer and bunch of positivity. She is young,
energetic and full of wonderful ideas.Paulomi Das of musings of the girl next door is
another fabulous writer.

5. How would (someone) describe your blogging
style?Factual.
Something that we want to discuss with someone daily while having chai, biskuut
every morning and evening.

6. What do you do when you are not working on
your blog?I go to my
college. Do nothing that am supposed to do. I eat. Go for my keyboard classes.
Eat panipuri (daily regime).Stalk my boyfriends facebook profile. Thats all about the worthwhile activities I do.

[In Between Rahul Miglani:
stalk FB yes That’s what every girl does ]

7 .Where do you see yourself blogging wise in
the next 6 months, and 5 years down the road?In next 6
months, I will be ranked something in Indi blogger. I will have a collection of
good blog posts. In next 5 years, I would have blogged for more number of times
than Amitabh Bacchan has blogged. I will write marvelous stuff to which every
newbie will look upon. I will have more number of followers than Saru Singhal
has :P

8. What networking do you do that you feel helps
your blogging business?Foremost,
write genuine and worthwhile stuff. Then, I promote my blog via facebook,
twitter, blogadda. But let me tell you, Indiblogger has given me the highest
number of viewers. I am new to blogging world, and I guess that I have this
good amount of response in less than 2 months.

9. How do you keep coming up with
material/content for your blog? Many people struggle with coming up with different articles/posts and they only have one blog.Even I have just one blog. I want myself to stop
believing that I can have writer;s block. In that case, I have started writing
something or the other daily, whatever it may be. I have started this 364 days
project on my facebook page in order to improve and understand my writing
skills and to un-choke the outlet pipe of ideas. I write on current issues,
romantic feelings I get, real life incidents or may be a picture or photograph
I see.

11. Any specific tips you have for newbee
bloggers who want to make it in the blogosphere?Open up
yourself, here. Keep it as simple as it is. Do not mess your blog with a lot of
gadgets and Adsense ads.

12. What would you prioritize? Content? SEO?
Traffic? Readers?Content
only.

13. Whats the best thing a blogger can give to his
readers?Smile and
thought.

14. What motivates you most in life ?My niece,
Tashvi.

[In Between Rahul Miglani : That’s
cute ]

15. Everyone has a favorite/least favorite post.
Name yours and why?Well, my
own favorite is Faith and all that. Whenever I read this post, I am taken to my
childhood again, when my mother had started the moral and ethic sowing process.And my current favorite is Saru singhal’s Into
the ganges. It is the ultimate truth.

16. Name some of the bloggers whom you look up
to and why?I look
upto Priyam of point blanck, Ruchita srivastav, captain awesome, Amitabh
bacchan and ofcourse you! This all people are amazing writers.

[In Between Rahul Miglani :
Me what Me !!!!]

17. What is the story behind the name of the blog?I have a
typical routine. I read newspapers when taking my morning tea. Then I go to my
college thinking of what I read in the newspaper and keep on making some or the
other related story.When I come back from college, I have my second
round of tea either talking to my guy or with Marie gold biscuits(this is
fixed). Hide and seek is for occasions.And it’s after this that I write my blog.So the entire thinking process goes between
these two teas and biscuits. Hence, the name.

18. your connection with Indi and the experience
?It’s like
connection of chai with biscuit! I hardly had page views in 100s before I
joined indiblogger. Now, you see I have crossed 70k. I don’t blog for myself!
Indiblogger helped me introduce myself to writers and readers.

19. Which genre do you feel gets the raw deal?Teenage
blogs, Gadget blogs and relationship blogs.

20. Which one plugin would you suggest all bloggers
to have?Feed
burner and follow by mail. This helps your readers in a great way and saves
their time.

22. What book would you say has made the biggest
impact good or bad on you?I dont
read books other than my academic ones a lot. But theres this very famous, You
can win by Shiv khera. My dad used to read this book out to me and translate it
to English for me. I was born introvert and very shy. This book helped me boost
up my confidence and opened me up.

23. Do you
get easily provoked by positive/negative comments??No.

24. What genre attracts you the most and which
genre you avoid?Lifestyle
and fiction attracts me the most.I avoid sports and fashion genres.

25. Your
Views on Contests and increasing Plagiarism.Contests
no doubt provoke creativity and give writers the much needed Idea. But the
content shouldn’t be forced just to win the contest. Literature is always plagiarized.
Let your word spread! On the online world, by writing something good, making it
open to all takes away your license to the content at the first place.

26. One thing you want to change in India and in
blogosphere?I want to
replace politicians with leaders.Blogosphere
is a nice place to be in. I wouldn’t want to change anything in particular.

27. Words for me and my blog .?You made
me feel special. This is my first interview after the one’s I gave before
admission to schools .Giving interview gives a sense of famousness: D .I love the name of your blog and the
content and everything else is there in my blog review to your blog.

That’s a lot Shruti; it has
been awesome knowing you, this way. You have tremendous talent and you write
very nicely. Hope to see lots and lots of posts coming from you in the coming
days.

Wednesday, May 23, 2012

This Time I am back With a very Famous Blogger Leo !!! Lets know about him

1. Can you tell us a little about yourself? Your blog, and your
aspirations and your hobbies!!

I’m Leo, I turn
25 this coming August and I am a writer. I took up this pen-name, which is a
nickname bestowed on me by a very close friend, early in late 2008 as part of
my 100th post celebrations. My blog, I Rhyme Without Reason is mainly a
poetic blog, though I do write short stories as well. I aspire to be a
published author someday, and have begun writing my novel, though time and
distractions haven’t been very helpful in that quest. Other than writing, my
hobbies are gaming (mainly FIFA series), collecting pens, and reading a lot of
novels.

2. How you first got involved in with blogging, are you an imaginative person?

Blogging was
never my first choice as a way to express my thoughts, but it was one of my
friends, an ex-blogger who got me involved. He created the blog for me, and
told me to write. It didn’t have much effect till 2 years after, when I needed
the space after a torrid time in studies.

Yes, imagination
is a powerful tool of any writer, I feel and I’m imaginative. The scenes of the
stories that I write usually flash through my head, and if I feel it’s going
good, I put it to words.

3. What do you find most challenging about blogging about your topic?

My niche is
creative writing. The most challenging parts I find are thinking of the plot,
and then keeping the readers interested. To continue with the plot, or the
direction you want the write-up to go, is something which will happen more
easily once you know what the plot is. Even poetry… once the thoughts form,
putting it in verse is easier. To keep readers interested, I think you have to
first get the post to appeal to those who also write in that same niche. A poet
would find it easier to understand what the poet is trying to say. Also you
need to read more. A bulk of your readers would be other bloggers, who would
want you to peruse their works of art too. If you understand their thoughts,
they’ll definitely try more to understand yours.

4. Tell me about some of the people you have met while working on your blog?

I’ve met many of
my blog friends already, and spoken to some others who aren’t in Bangalore.
I’ve met up with Renie and Vineet during Indiblogger meets, and others like
Someone is Special, The Pink Orchid, Shravan, Nethra, Anil Sawan, Rachana,
Lakshmi Rajan, Pramatesh etc. who I’ve known since the beginning of my blogging
days. Other than that, I’ve spoken with Captn Awesome, Janhvi who is one of my
best friends who I found through blogging, Stephen the Solitary Writer. I also
interact regularly with friends like Pramod, DS, The Fool, Pooja Sridhar etc. I
hope to meet all of them someday.

5. How would (someone) describe your blogging style?

My blogging
style would be carefree I suppose. I write whatever comes to my heart, be it
inspired by nature, or by a quote or by a word given as a prompt. I am proud
and honest when I say I live in words, because without writing often, I find
myself to be soulless.

6. What do you do when you are not working on your blog?

I work on my
blog more than actually work, I find. :D So when I am not working on my blog,
it’s only right that I do some work, lest they find me incompetent. Web
designing, programming, etc. is what I do for earning the monthly salary. If
not that, I’ll be reading or watching cookery.

7. Where do you see yourself blogging wise in the next 6 months, and 5 years
down the road?

I see myself
still writing at my blog, be it in next 6 months, or 5 years down the road. I’m
not one to see the stats for a serious note, thinking of traffic numbers, and
visitor counts to assess my blogging journey. I do check often, just for fun.
The last new country to visit my blog was apparently Latvia, and that was like
two months ago… so I wish more come in the next few months :D

8. What networking do you do that you feel helps your blogging business?

Frankly, I don’t
find blogging to be a business. I find it more of a passion. My new post
updates go on my FB page, and on Twitter, and whenever I can, I add it to sites
like Digg, StumbleUpon, Delicious, Reddit etc. I find traffic from these sites
to be minimal at present, and the Indivine traffic to be more.

9. How do you keep coming up with material/content for your blog? Many people
struggle with coming up with different articles/posts and they only have one
blog.

I write at
multiple spaces. I have a Hindi blog, which I don’t update that often. And I
write at my friend Captn. Awesome’s blog, Story in Pieces, sometimes for a
group magazine blog called Write Space. I’m not as active anywhere except for
my blog, so I think you could say that even I have only the one blog. I don’t
look to be different with each post. I write whatever comes to my heart. If
it’s different, well and good; if it’s not, I really don’t mind.

10. What’s your strategy with your blog in general?

In general, my
strategy is to write. I’m looking for an audience to share my thoughts with. It
helps me to free some part of my mind of a worry or a burden or a joy. So I do
it. Like they say, worries dwindle when shared, and joys multiply. So I enjoy
the strategy more than plan it.

11. Any specific tips you have for newbie bloggers who want to make it in the
blogosphere?

Yes. One
specific tip… be yourself and write what you love. I can come say that you have
no talent, you won’t become a “professional blogger” or try to change you from
the style you are comfortable with to something I think might pull you to
better heights. But if you aren’t doing what you love to do, and giving that
post 111% love and passion, I feel you are better off not doing it.

12. What would you prioritize: Content, SEO, Traffic or Readers?

Priority from
highest to lowest would be Content, Readers, Traffic, and SEO. I think any
blog’s crux is its content. If you write with passion and what you want to put
out comes as you want it, then that’s a success for your blog. Any blog needs
readers. It is they who motivate you to write more, and write more better, be
it by praise or by criticism. If you show yourself to be as good a reader as
you are a writer, and an understanding one at that, the readers will also come.
Traffic comes when you share the post and network it right I guess. My traffic
comes from places like Indiblogger and BlogAdda, and some poetic forums like
D’verse Poets Pub. Some of the traffic transforms to readers too. I’m not one
to take optimization in search engines very seriously. The reason for that is
partly that I’m a Wordpress blogger, and I cannot edit the HTML to put
meta-tags etc. Another part is a belief that if you read well, you are also
read well. So far, I find it satisfactory.

13. What’s the best thing a blogger can give to his readers?

The best thing a
blogger can give to his readers is a glimpse into his heart. Often I hear
during conversations with blog friends is that people are fake in their
writing. Though I don’t find that to be true all the time, I do think that is
shown at times. You don’t need to be absolutely honest and revealing of very
personal details in your blog, that might not be good, but generically, letting
a reader find that you write your posts from the heart is quite important.

14. What was the happiest moment on your blogging world?

Reaching a
thousand posts for me was very happy. When I began blogging, I was very
reluctant to think I’d reach ten, and six posts in the first two years helped
strengthen that belief. But the three years that followed quite changed all
that and I’m delighted to have been around as long as I have.

15. What motivates you most in life?

Failures and
losses… When you fail, you can either die down and get lost to that sadness
that follows or bounce back up and try again, take the loss and move on… the
best way to do that I find is to write.

16. What has been your strategy for creating visibility to yourself and your
blog?

My main strategy
has been to read other blogs. Not just go there, skim through the post and
leave a random comment; but to try and understand that, maybe give a proper
comment that tells the reader that you have read the post. Unfortunately, time
is a big factor in that and I’ve not been able to pursue that of late.

17. What was the most challenging moment in your blog content development
process and why?

The most
challenging moment is to review. A pre-review before I publish the post is
usually must for me. It takes out most of the small errors that might have
come. I don’t usually draft my posts days beforehand, so writing it then and
there, the review is a crucial part of my writing.

18. Everyone has a favorite/least favorite post. Name yours and why?

Of my own, my
most favorite post is a poem called “On Heart’s Papers”: which I wrote when I was in blogspot. It was very well received by those who
read it, and it was something that came to me easily and I could honestly it
was truth what I penned there. I have many a post which I’ve not been pleased
with. I’ll not pull out a least.

19. Name some of the bloggers whom you look up to and why?

I admire many
bloggers. The Fool, because he writes and critiques honestly, and says what he
wants directly rather than sweetening it; Captn Awesome, because he’s a
wonderful writer, inspired me to write episodic stories again after long time;
Janhvi, who’s kept me writing even when I wanted to quit and not given up her
blogging though she’s sometimes asked to; DS, Aame, Antara and Kirti, wonderful
friends who write beautifully, and even they are some of the few who encourage
me; PL, who’s very jovial and wise… Nanka,
for her haiku… I can go on with the list and it’d be longer than an Oscar
acceptance speech!

20. What is the story behind the name of the blog?

No story as
such, my blog is called I Rhyme Without Reason to indicate and express my
unconditional love for poetry.

21. Your connection with Indi and the experience?

Like I mentioned
before, Indi brings the most readers to my blog. Some of those readers just
come for few seconds, then promote my post and not come back till the next time
I share on Indivine; some stay and form a friendship that I feel become strong
with time. As many would know and notice, I’m on Inditalk every day, and haunt
the forum whenever I can. So it is an integral part of my blog time.

22. Which genre do you feel gets the raw deal?

I don’t think
any genre is left unsought or raw by purpose. Whereas it is true that if we
make an effort we can like any genre, our heart would prefer some genre as
well. I think, personally, I stay away from the genre of politics more than
other genres. It doesn’t have that zing factor to appeal to me.

23. Which one plugin would you suggest all bloggers to have?

In addition to
the necessary default ones like archive and followers and about, I think the
random posts plugin is quite a useful one (though WP.com bloggers won’t be able
to avail of that)

24. Five adjectives that describe you.

Broad-minded, down-to-earth,
simple, supportive, fun-loving

25. What book would you say has made the biggest impact — good or bad — on you?

I’d say that The
Alchemist by Paolo Coelho would have made the best impact on me. It gave me a
belief that dreams can come true if you pursue them with zeal.

26. Do you get easily provoked by positive/negative comments??

I take them
both, but I try to justify my point of view when someone gives a negative
comment that I feel was because the point I was trying to put across was
misunderstood.

In general, I
avoid contests. The topic may interest me a lot, but I think I’m not
competitive in that way. If you plagiarize a post, then you are as good as
saying you are worthless, not only as a writer but as a person. If you don’t
have a view, that’s fine; don’t become someone else by taking their view and
calling it your own.

29. One thing you want to change in India and in blogosphere?

Blogging is
still looked at meagerly, rather than a media or a place of expression. My own
parents think it’s just a waste of time, and they try to bend me to their POV.
I think that’s something that needs to be changed.

30. Words for me and my blog?

I’ve not been to
Desire v/s Destiny often, but I find you have talent. Your words have a soul to
them; just the way you put them across might not have as much an impact as
needs to be. Improvement can happen only by writing more, and that won’t happen
with just interviews as has been the trend there recently. Write more stories,
structure them properly rather than just in one big paragraph and pre-review it
before you post for where you can better it. It’ll help on the long run. Most
of all enjoy your writing!

Monday, May 21, 2012

Look we have a serious threat at Wagha border and the Rupee value have gone to a all time low but our respected parliament is busy discussing cartoons and having pictures and the MPs are absent during the questions hour. Look we can make elephant statues worth crores rupees but we cannot make them survive in reality , we can screw yourself and our spectrums and when we get caught we will lay heavy fine on you ok !! Here we can spend carores of rupees again on our sculptures and advertisements of our own political party and may demand for a “mera mohallaistan “ and ruin public property and may be destroy it but we don’t care if some Indian gets kidnapped in any country. We get our rich people anticipatory bales even before or police department can even think of that we were even involved in any cases. We are also known as Incredible India as we have incredible people with incredible amount of money and talent. You don’t believe any scientist but we will force you to believe that yes some of us have special powers and after we ask you keep some specially colored wallets you can also have incredible money come on .We believe in supernatural powers in ourselves.

We really don’t want you to say anything against us on the internet and we might beat you and lock up if you make cartoons against your chief minister , we are very good at that !!! Please invest in our country , we will ask you from huge bribes , Then suddenly government will change , we will ask you for more bribes and then or honorable supreme court will wake up[Thankfully ] , and it will fine you and if you are a small investor you will have to pack your bags , Oh stop , you will be fined as well because you did what we said is the norm and what’s more we are not even sorry , and if you are still thinking of bad mouthing us , come on don't do so !!! Oh you never came back to invest , we Don t care , we have a huge market and there are many if not more than just many we have many interested billionaires who want to invest in our country who will eventually invest with your , in us , out of us , come on we are giving you our hugely limited asset for nuts , pea nuts ok may be on an OK cost .Are you the game , Let’s play ...

I can ask any Bloggers , writer , artists to take down there articles anytime if any of the articles don’t suit our taste , and if not We will beat the hell out of them Well Wiki says A banana republic is a politically unstable country that economically depends upon the exports of a limited resource (fruits, minerals), and usually features a classed society . I am not sure But I guess some sanity is missing in our country !!! I am incredible India and I know my Ministers can get away with scams because my countrymen care more about a celebrity being detained for allegedly manhandling security guards detained than a social activist being murdered.

Wednesday, May 16, 2012

Dear Diary , This is Kyra , your Friend , and Today I am going to tell you about My summer vacation In my village , This is about my trip to a land where my grandparents live . This is a land where all my uncles and aunties belong to. My parents and some of my uncles moved to the metros for jobs, so me and my most of my cousins were born and brought up in an In cities and metros. As as we have grown up in cities we have no clue about our ancestral village . My village Ammupur happens to be about 32 km from a town called Karnal (125 km from Delhi) in Haryana (a state in northern India).So this summer vacation when sheen and Raj (my close friends) were cribbing for a picnic nearby I suggested them My village .I thought It would be fun but this journey meant a lot to me than just a weekend picnic.My parents over the time tried persistently made extra efforts to make sure I visit my ancestral village each year,, they made a point that I celebrate at least some festivals (if not all), which my ancestors celebrated. But I was buy with my friends all the time roaming around and enjoying the generation next gadgets . But despite all their efforts (and also mine), today I feel like a stranger when I visit my village. I feel it's like a trip to some unknown place, where I need to watch out for strangers, where I still don't quite understand a lot of things they do (or not do). For example I never understood, how could they put cow dung on walls , and could they possibly even live near the mountains (if I may call it ) of animal dung. But Thank god we had a car with Ac so that we just had closed doors and were moving ahead to our village on the single lane road that leads to my ancestral home .I can never understand how can people survive without electricity and proper water facilities.Well I often thought that my village was backward due to lack of all these facilities and the standard of living , But when I think that This is where my father grew. My father would have touched feet of many of strangers who are sitting at the roadside , It gave me some warmth when we are about to reach the village. Finally after a long there hour journey we reached my village and greeted my grandparents who were quite happy to see my face after long. Just then, looking at the sky my grandfather said, "lets hurry up its going to rain". Rain? It's hot. Within minutes we could see the rain coming to us. It was simply surprising how he could smell the rain .Next day we planned to go to our farms and see what it had to offer us and probably gain some knowledge. My village is very beautiful with greenery all around, farms, wells, huge houses surrounded with gardens (with all kinds of fruits and flowers). There are cows and buffaloes are at the back yard of every house. There are nice houses build for these animals. There are goats and chickens running around everywhere. Every breath is of fresh and sweet air, fresh water from the well is so sweet and tasty. Cooking is done on mud stoves with woodblocks in the mud vessel. The food cooked so is very tasty and out of the world. Modern gas cylinders are available but people still prefer the mud stoves with firewood. Even now people live in huge houses as joint families. Morning starts before 5 in the morning in the village. First tea pot lands on the mud stoves, then women go to milk the cows; eggs are brought in from the chickens. Everybody is up early.We reached our farms saw the awesome greenery everywhere , we played in the water storage which was built like a small pool near the tube well meant for irrigation. We went on top of the tress to see awesome greenery everywhere , we had the privilege to get mangoes straight from trees and actually got to know that potato actually grows inside the sand. We Had our lunch in the farm only which my grandmother had packed. I must tell you that everyone in village are so helpful and know each other very well whereas I just realized that don’t even know who was staying in the next flat in our apartment in delhi.It was day where I learnt a lot of things and my friends too. we enjoyed every moment of being in my village. Our village had a lot to offer us.Well I returned home I realized it was a hot day 'Remember how badly I was sunburned when I spent that week in Goa on the beach , But that heat wasn't going to have any effect me as I was armored with Lakme’s new Sun-expert that will save me from the summer tan , But I realized that I was tanned otherwise , I was tanned of the misconceptions I had about My Village , I always used to think that my village was backward and was not worthy of staying at but today I realized how wrong I was. My Village had a lot to offer us.I have realized that The integrity of Indian villages forms the backbone of Indian culture and the agrarian economy contributes its share for GDP. Peaceful life, unstressful nature, cheering fellows, good relations are other features of Indian villages. Villages are strengthening their economic ability through setting up industries like cottage, farms, and fisheries by availing the training and self employment schemes offered by the government. Our parents are mostly from rural areas that are conferred as Non-Resident Villagers (NRV's). Students from villagers are still attaining higher positions in government, private sectors and also establishing themselves as entrepreneurs with high aspirations succeeding in all aspects of lifeI think the Indian villages are the strength of India. Mahatma gandhi also said that "india lives in villages". Our culture on which we are proud is also sustained in our villages.PS : written as a part of the “Lakme Diva Blogger Contest” on Indiblogger. To read more about Kyra’s escapades in the sun and shine, go here. Also you can love them on Facebookhere.

Hello Ladies and Gentlemen, Today we have a
special interview from a very nice painter and writer, Its called the A Homemaker's Utopia
.Lets know a bit more of her and her blog.And I bet If you see her paintings once , I bet you will subscribe to her as soon as possible.

1. Can you tell us a little about yourself? Your blog, and
your aspirations and your hobbies!!Ans.Nothing so special but am an ordinary person a
homemaker, mum of a 4 yr old, a dreamer who wish to share her hobbies and likes
with few people in the world. My blog is a reflection of my hobbies..I love
reading, painting, travelling, photography and cooking, and the list goes
on..:-)

2. How you first
got involved in with blogging?Ans. I thought of sharing my openions, hobbies
through a personal space, Naturally blogging is the best option..:-)

3. What do you find
most challenging about blogging about your topics?Ans. My basic theme for blogging is sharing my
'reading experiences’, as I love literature a lot..I cannot term it as a 'book
review'..:-).Because I feel I’m not that eligible person to judge a literary
work..All I want to share is how I felt/what I understood from the book. But
one should be careful while writing about a book because it is not necessary
for all to have the same feeling regarding one work. And coming to painting,
there is nothing like challenging, I simply enjoy doing it..:-)

4. Tell me about
some of the people you have met while working on your blog?Ans. There is a big list..:-) I met so many
wonderful people with various kinds of passions like
travelling,photography,book lovers, poets etc etc..Its hard to name all of them
but Arti,Deepak,Amit Jee,Nabanita,Shamsud,Rajesh..the list goes on..:-)

5.How would
(someone) describe your blogging style?Ans. My writing style changes with each and every
book with the reading impact on me..:-).But people often says "Nice review
Utopia"..:-) And my paintings are unique in a way..May be I can describe
it as "Utopian style"...lol..

6. What do you do
when you are not working on your blog?Ans. My kid mostly occupies my maximum time.. and
I keep myself busy with my household works..Actually 24 hrs are not sufficient
for me..:-)

7. Where do you see
yourself blogging wise in the next 6 months, and 5 years down the road?Ans. I never plan anything..I just do blogging
like a hobbies..But if you ask, I would say there will be more and more
'reading experiences' and plenty of paintings in my blog..:-)

8. What networking
do you do that you feel helps your blogging business?Ans. First of all blogging is not a business for
me..I enjoy sharing my posts and love to hear from my readers. Blogging is a hobbies
for me..:-)

9. How do you keep
coming up with material/content for your blog? Many people struggle with coming
up with different articles/posts and they only have one blog.Ans. I think I'm lucky this way as I don't need
any concepts for blogging..There are number of books in abundance. So no
possibility of lacking resources for my blog. And this is applicable for
creativity(painting) also..:-)

10. What’s your
strategy with your blog in general , do you plan to blog , or maybe you have
some samples ?Ans. There is no particular strategy for my
blog..I just write how I felt after reading, and I just share my paintings,
travel stories etc..:-)

11. Any specific
tips you have for newbie bloggers who want to make it in the blogosphere?Ans. Love/enjoy blogging and rest will follow..:-)

12. What would you
prioritize? Content? SEO? Traffic? Readers?Ans. My focus is only on the content..Whether I'm
satisfied with my content or not..Neither ratings nor traffic matters me..But
the readers responses are energy boosters for my blog..I love them..:-)

13. What’s the best
thing a blogger can give to his readers?Ans. Just making the post worth reading/seeing.

14. A lot of people
are interested in blogging for the money earning potential. What are some tips
for people interesting in making money from blogging? What are some realistic
expectations in regards to what can be made?Ans. I think I cannot answer this question..I'm
the wrong person to ask..:-)

15. What book would
you say has made the biggest impact good or bad on you?Ans. "My Reminiscences" by Rabindranath
Tagore..It taught me how to cherish simple pleasures in life..And it also
innovated my love towards Bengali literature...:-)

16. What has been
your strategy for creating visibility to yourself and your blog?Ans.There is no such strategy..Indivine is the
best option for me..It really works..:-)

17. What was the
most challenging moment in your blog content development process and why?Ans. As I said earlier, there is nothing like
that..I just read a book and pen it down how I felt..similar way I find
pleasure in painting. All I have to do is just sharing them with the world...:-)

19. Name some of
the bloggers whom you look up to and why?Ans. I naturally look up to all kinds of blogs,
but particularly I like blogs having content similar to my passions like
paintings,photography,travel and book reviews..magiceye,art seema,rajesh
prabhu,deepak,arti..and many more..:-)

20. Ever been to
another country or state that you liked better then where you currently live?Ans. Nope..I have never been to another country.I
love my small town..Its my heaven always..:-)

21. your connection
with Indi and the experience ?Ans. Indi is the best blogging platform I have
ever seen.The sharing process and voting methods are really good.My blog is
reachable to maximum people just because of Indi..Thanks to indiblogger.

22. Which genre do
you feel gets the raw deal?Ans. Readers have different sorts of likings..No
problem with the theme of blog if the content is strong.

23. Which one
plugin would you suggest all bloggers to have?Ans. E-mail subscription and facebook plugins are
very useful.

24. Everyone has a
favorite/least favorite post. Name yours and why ?Ans. I cannot mention one particular post..I love
all of them in Homemaker's Utopia. Each post is my favorite in some way...:-)

25. What motivates
you most in life ?Ans. I motivate myself.
But my husband and my parents are always my strength.

26. Words for me/my
blog .?Ans. :-)..You are my first buddy from
Indiblogger..The first review of my blog, I got from you is always memorable.
You have a wonderful blog and I like your paintings a lot. We are similar that way.
But now a days, not seeing much paintings from your blog..Pls do share some..:-).And I must appreciate you for this effort. Thanks a lot for giving me
this opportunity..:-)

[Rahul
Miglani : Oh !! really ! I never realized that , Thanks , Thanks a lot !!! And yes I have been thinking of painting a lot
but lately not been able to come up with something nice , But I will soon share
something !! ]